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Texas Gulf Coast Express - February 2017
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Dena McNeill, BBA President
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Happy New Year!
I hope everyone enjoyed your Holiday Season and spent quality time with friends and family. The Presidential Election is over, and it will be interesting to see what changes are in store for the ACA, and more importantly its impact on the Great State of Texas. We had Evan Smith from the Texas Tribune speak at our November Luncheon to give us his perspective on the election. As usual, he provided a wealth of information and was quite entertaining. Evan is the Co-founder and CEO of the Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan digital news organization recently called "one of the nonprofit news sector's runaway success stories".
Please note the great 2017 events and conferences scheduled for the first quarter.
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CHFP
 Certified Healthcare Financial Professional
Becoming certified provides the business and financial skills to be successful.
HFMA offers several certifications. Click
here for general certification information.
Detailed information on available certifications includes:
Chapter % Certified Members: 7.6%
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An Overview of
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Office of Inspector General's 2017 Work Plan
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Feb. 22
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Healthcare Analytics Design: Smart, Creative, Forward-Thinking
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Feb. 28
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Healthcare's Identity Crisis: Managing Identities and Authentication Pathways in Health Care
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Learning Opportunities
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Winter Institute: "Driving for The Green"
Location: Top Golf - Katy, TX.
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Monthly Luncheon
Location: TMC Methodist Hospital
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HFMA Texas State Conference: "We're Back, Bigger and Better"
Location: Austin, TX.
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April 21
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Monthly Luncheon
Location; TMC Methodist Hospital
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Spring Institute
Location: Houston Museum of Natural Science
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Carole T. Faig
CPA
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CONGRATULATIONS CAROLE T. FAIG!
Carole is our 2017 recipient of the prestigious "Medal of Honor" (MOH) award.
The Founders Medal of Honor was added in 1986 and is conferred by nomination of the Chapter Board of Directors. This prestigious award recognizes individuals who have been actively involved in HFMA for at least three years after earning the Muncie Gold Award, have provided significant service at the Chapter and / or National level in at least two of those years and remain as a member in good standing. A chapter may nominate members for this award at any time during the year.
Ms. Faig is a Voluntary Director of HFMA during the 2014-17 term, beginning June 1, 2014. She is also a partner with Ernst & Young LLP, Houston.
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Denise Castillo-Rhodes
CFO & Executive VP
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Ms. Denise Castillo-Rhodes serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Texas Medical Center Corporation. She is responsible for accounting, finance, billing and collections. She makes an effort to mentor not only her staff but also young women at the University of St. Thomas. She has traveled on mission trips to countries like Ghana and Guatemala, where she has helped build a medical clinic. She is also assisting with the creation of TMC3, a new collaborative research campus that will include a hotel, convention center and retail as well as living space.
She was named by The Houston Business Journal as "Women Who Mean Business - 2016".
In 2016, she also received several distinguished awards to include: Nonprofit Businesswoman of the Year, Profiles in Power, and was invited to join the International Women's Forum. In 2015, Denise was named as one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Houston.
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Ed Tyrrell, SVP HoustonMethodist
Edgar Morgan
TAMU Student
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University Spotlight - TAMU Student Interview
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The University Spotlight Program recognizes Bachelor and Master Degree programs that prepare students for healthcare career opportunities. As part of the program, Edgar Morgan, TAMU student was provided a unique opportunity to attend an HFMA Luncheon and interview attendee, Ed Tyrrell, SVP Houston Methodist.
When Mr. Tyrrell was why he attended this luncheon, he noted that it's important for him to stay current with what is happening in the health care world. From a management perspective, Tyrrell referred to this event as an opportunity to interact with fellow professionals, "see what's going on," and earn CPE credits for his CPA license.
Mr. Tyrrell shared his thoughts on access to heath care and the importance of collaboration between federal, state, and local governments.
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Dena McNeill
PwC Director
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The new revenue cycle management:
Migration to a single vendor for clinical and financial processes
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The rapidly evolving healthcare industry is raising a new question for healthcare providers: do they stay "best-of-breed" for electronic health records (EHR) and revenue cycle management (RCM) systems or do they embrace an integrated, single vendor solution?
New government regulations and changing reimbursement systems have shifted the industry's focus to outcomes and quality.
While technology was incorporated into both the clinical and financial aspects of healthcare during the 1980's and 1990's, the two systems developed independently of one another.
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Jim Mathews
Principle Nearterm Corporation
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Backlogs in your Revenue Cycle?
A cash acceleration team may be the answer.
There are many explanations for sluggish cash performance and obviously, understanding causes may be useful in preventing recurrence.
Meantime, you have a backlog and the challenge is to get caught up. That's where a cash acceleration team can be helpful.
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"It's All About the Payers"
February 16, 2017
Winter Institute
Thursday, February 16, 2017
TopGolf Houston - Katy
FREE Parking!
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"We're Back Bigger & Better!"
HFMA Texas State Conference
Hyatt Regency
Austin, TX
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HFMA NATIONAL THEME TAGLINE
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Mary Mirabelli
2016-2017
National Chair
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Gold Sponsors
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Fund Evaluation Group
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BESLER Consulting
Capio Partners, LLC
CHI St. Luke's Health
Enable Comp, LLC
MDSave
Medical Data Systems
Protiviti
Resource Corporation of America
SSI Group, Inc.
Triage Consulting Group
AMCOL Systems
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Hollis Cobb Associates
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InstaMed
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MedData
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Please contact Dena McNeill
for information on Sponsors
(713) 356-5939
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NEWSLETTER ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS
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Texas Gulf Coast Chapter newsletters are mobile friendly!!
Next Newsletter Deadline:
Articles due to the Chair - no later than April 1, 2017
- Articles should be submitted as MS Word, jpg, and/or tif files. Please email articles to Vania Duckett, Communications Chair.
- Gulf Coast Express is published quarterly by the Texas Gulf Coast chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association as a communication medium to Chapter members. Opinions expressed in articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter.
- The Editor reserves the right to accept, reject, and/or edit any submission for clarity and length.
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